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In 2015, the average American life expectancy dropped from 75.8 to 75.5 years - the first decline in more than two decades. With modern medicine at its height of advancement, why are we dying younger? Despite US citizens' access to medical care, a number of health problems are worsening "across the board," according to statistics compiled by the Mesothelioma Treatment Center on Wednesday.Ten percent of American deaths are "obesity-related," and heart disease remains the nation's leading cause of death. Cancer, chronic lower respiratory diseases and unintentional injuries took second, third and fourth places, while stroke, Alzheimer's and diabetes took fifth, sixth and seventh places.Nearly 34 percent of Americans are obese, a rate higher than other countries with longer lifespans like Germany, Australia and Spain.Consumption of processed foods is also on the rise. More than half of calories (57.9 percent) consumed by Americans come from processed foods, while only 30 percent come from fresh or unprocessed foods. Income also plays a factor in life expectancy - wealthy American men lived an average of 88.8 years as of 2010, while wealthy women lived an average of 91.9 years. Poverty-stricken men only lived to 76.1 years as of 2010, and poor women lived to 78.3 years.